2019–20 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season
Huddersfield Town 2019–20 football season
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The 2019–20 season was Huddersfield Town's 111th year in existence and their first season back in the EFL Championship after relegation from the Premier League. Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.
ChairmanPhil Hodgkinson
Head CoachJan Siewert
(until 16 August)[1]
Danny Cowley
(from 9 September 2019 until 19 July 2020)[2]
Danny Schofield (caretaker)
(until 16 August)[1]
Danny Cowley
(from 9 September 2019 until 19 July 2020)[2]
Danny Schofield (caretaker)
StadiumJohn Smith's Stadium
Championship18th
| 2019–20 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Phil Hodgkinson | |||
| Head Coach | Jan Siewert (until 16 August)[1] Danny Cowley (from 9 September 2019 until 19 July 2020)[2] Danny Schofield (caretaker) | |||
| Stadium | John Smith's Stadium | |||
| Championship | 18th | |||
| FA Cup | Third round (eliminated by Southampton) | |||
| EFL Cup | First round (eliminated by Lincoln City) | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Karlan Grant (19) All: Karlan Grant (19) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 23,805 vs. Leeds United (7 December 2019) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 6,908 vs. Lincoln City (13 August 2019) | |||
| Biggest win | 4–0 vs Charlton Athletic (29 February 2020) | |||
| Biggest defeat | 0–3 vs Cardiff City (12 February 2020) 1–4 vs Millwall (22 July 2020) 2–5 vs Bristol City (30 November 2019) 2–5 vs Stoke City (1 January 2020) | |||
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The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 22 July 2020.
Technical staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Manager |  Danny Cowley |
| Assistant manager | Nicky Cowley |
| Head of goalkeeping | Paul Clements |
| Head of performance services | John Iga |
| Head of medical | Ian Kirkpatrick |
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2019 | MF | | Tim Akinola | Lincoln City | Compensation | Academy | [3] |
| 1 July 2019 | CM | | Reece Brown | Forest Green Rovers | Undisclosed | First team | [4] |
| 1 July 2019 | CB | | Tommy Elphick | Aston Villa | Free transfer | First team | [5] |
| 1 July 2019 | CF | | Josh Koroma | Leyton Orient | Undisclosed | First team | [6] |
| 1 July 2019 | LW | | Will McCamley | South Shields | Undisclosed | Academy | [7] |
| 5 July 2019 | MF | | Luke Daley | Port Vale | Undisclosed | Academy | [8] |
| 5 July 2019 | FW | | Kai Herbert | Morecambe | Undisclosed | Academy | [8] |
| 7 July 2019 | RB |  | Ilounga Pata |  Alphense Boys | Undisclosed | Academy | [9] |
| 8 July 2019 | RB |  | Herbert Bockhorn |  Borussia Dortmund II | Undisclosed | First team | [10] |
| 9 July 2019 | RW |  | Isaac Mbenza |  Montpellier | Undisclosed | First team | [11] |
| 12 August 2019 | CF | | Fraizer Campbell | Hull City | Free transfer | First team | [12] |
| 27 September 2019 | RB | | Danny Simpson | Leicester City | Free transfer | First team | [13] |
| 10 January 2020 | CB | | Richard Stearman | Sheffield United | Free transfer | First team | [14] |
| 17 January 2020 | LB | | Harry Toffolo | Lincoln City | Undisclosed | First team | [15] |
Loans in
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 July 2019 | GK |  | Kamil Grabara | Liverpool | 30 June 2020 | First team | [16] |
| 8 August 2019 | CB | | Trevoh Chalobah | Chelsea | 30 June 2020 | First team | [17] |
| 10 January 2020 | LM | | Emile Smith Rowe | Arsenal | 30 June 2020 | First team | [18] |
| 16 January 2020 | CM |  | Andy King | Leicester City | 30 June 2020 | First team | [19] |
| 31 January 2020 | GK |  | Jonas Lössl | Everton | 30 June 2020 | First team | [20] |
| 31 January 2020 | CF | | Kieran Phillips | Everton | 30 June 2020 | Under-23s | [21] |
| 31 January 2020 | LW | | Chris Willock |  Benfica | 30 June 2020 | First team | [22] |
Transfers out
Loans out
Pre-season
In June 2019. HTAFC announced their pre-season schedule.[68]
| 10 July 2019 Friendly | Greuther Fürth | 1–1 | Huddersfield Town | Wörgl, Austria |
| 11:00 CEST | Coleman  17' (o.g.) |
Report | Grant  49' |
Stadium: Sportstadion Wörgl |
| 10 July 2019 Friendly | Greuther Fürth | 0–1 | Huddersfield Town | Brixen im Thale, Austria |
| 17:00 CEST | Report | Grant 83' |
Stadium: Sportverein Brixen |
| 13 July 2019 Friendly | Hamburger SV | 0–1 | Huddersfield Town | Kitzbühel, Austria |
| 16:00 CEST | Report | Diakhaby 22' |
Stadium: Sportplatz Kitzbühel-Langau |
| 17 July 2019 Friendly | Rochdale | 1–3 | Huddersfield Town | Rochdale |
| 19:45 BST | Henderson 9' |
Report | Kachunga 44' Hogg 60'Koroma 63' |
Stadium: Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 1,850 |
| 24 July 2019 Friendly | Doncaster Rovers | 0–2 | Huddersfield Town | Doncaster |
| 19:30 BST | Wright  56'  59' |
Report | van La Parra 29' Bacuna 49' |
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 3,062 |
| 27 July 2019 Friendly | Huddersfield Town | 1–1 | Montpellier | Huddersfield |
| 15:00 BST | Grant 55' |
Report | Laborde 15' |
Stadium: John Smith’s Stadium Attendance: 5,383 |
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| EFL Championship | 5 August 2019 | 22 July 2020 | Matchday 1 | 18th | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 52 | 70 | −18 | 28.26 |
| FA Cup | 4 January 2020 | 4 January 2020 | Third round | Third round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
| EFL Cup | 13 August 2019 | 13 August 2019 | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Total | 48 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 52 | 73 | −21 | 27.08 | ||||
Last updated: 22 July 2020
Source: Competitions
Championship
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Stoke City | 46 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 62 | 68 | −6 | 56 |
| 16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 58 | 66 | −8 | 56 |
| 17 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 48 | 61 | −13 | 53 |
| 18 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 52 | 70 | −18 | 51 |
| 19 | Luton Town | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 54 | 82 | −28 | 51 |
| 20 | Birmingham City | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 54 | 75 | −21 | 50 |
| 21 | Barnsley | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 49 | 69 | −20 | 49 |
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[69]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[69]
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 52 | 70 | −18 | 51 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 40 | −14 |
Last updated: 22 July 2020.
Source: [citation needed]
Results by matchday
Updated to match(es) played on 22 July 2020. Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
On 20 June 2019, the EFL Championship fixtures were revealed.[70]
| 5 August 2019 1 | Huddersfield Town | 1–2 | Derby County | Huddersfield |
| 19:45 BST | Grant 30' (pen.) |
Report | Lawrence 22', 25' |
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 22,596 Referee: Darren Bond |
| Note: Live on Sky Sports | ||||
| 10 August 2019 2 | Queens Park Rangers | 1–1 | Huddersfield Town | Shepherd’s Bush |
| 15:00 BST | Barbet 48' Hall 83'Osayi-Samuel 90+4' |
Report | Diakhaby 2' Bacuna 43'Grant 49' (pen.) 90+2'O'Brien 69'Quaner 79' |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 14,377 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 16 August 2019 3 | Huddersfield Town | 1–2 | Fulham | Huddersfield |
| 19:45 BST | Grant 57' Kachunga 62'Hogg 71' |
Report | Sessegnon 15' Mitrović 51'Mawson 58'Cavaleiro 80' |
Stadium: John Smith’s Stadium Attendance: 20,775 Referee: James Linington |
| Note: Live on Sky Sports | ||||
| 21 August 2019 4 | Cardiff City | 2–1 | Huddersfield Town | Cardiff |
| 19:45 BST | Ralls 42' Bennett 56'Hoilett 88' |
Report | Chalobah 50' Elphick 80' |
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 21,821 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
| 24 August 2019 5 | Huddersfield Town | 0–2 | Reading | Huddersfield |
| 15:00 BST | Brown 40' |
Report | Richards 30' Ejaria 71'Morrison 84' |
Stadium: John Smith’s Stadium Attendance: 21,847 Referee: Tony Harrington |
| 31 August 2019 6 | Luton Town | 2–1 | Huddersfield Town | Luton |
| 15:00 BST | Collins 57' (pen.) 88' Shinnie 66'Brown 84' |
Report | Grant 47' Chalobah 82'Diakhaby 88' |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 10,062 Referee: Andy Davies |
| 15 September 2019 7 | Huddersfield Town | 0–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Huddersfield |
| 12:00 BST | Chalobah 63' Hadergjonaj 68' |
Report | Fletcher 10' 79' Hutchinson 55'Börner 70'Winnall 72' |
Stadium: John Smith’s Stadium Attendance: 22,754 Referee: Simon Hooper |
| Note: Live on Sky Sports | ||||
| 22 September 2019 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 4–2 | Huddersfield Town | West Bromwich |
| 12:00 BST | Phillips 19', 74' Furlong 70'Ajayi 89' |
Report | O'Brien 16' Grant 35' |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 23,577 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| Note: Live on Sky Sports | ||||
| 28 September 2019 9 | Huddersfield Town | 1–1 | Millwall | Huddersfield |
| 15:00 BST | Campbell 24' 81' |
Report | Smith 41' Ferguson 72' 80' |
Stadium: John Smith’s Stadium Attendance: 20,781 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
| 1 October 2019 10 | Stoke City | 0–1 | Huddersfield Town | Stoke-on-Trent |
| 20:00 BST | Clucas 67' |
Report | Simpson 65' Bacuna 82' Hogg 89' |
Stadium: bet365 Stadium Attendance: 20,372 Referee: Robert Jones |
| 5 October 2019 11 | Huddersfield Town | 3–0 | Hull City | Huddersfield |
| 15:00 BST | Hogg 32' Brown 63' Grant 68' Bacuna 74' Kachunga 82' O'Brien 90+1' |
Report | Magennis 90+1' |
Stadium: John Smith’s Stadium Attendance: 21,702 Referee: David Webb |
| 19 October 2019 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–2 | Huddersfield Town | Blackburn |
| 12:30 BST | Holtby 20' Dack 33' Travis 45+1' |
Report | Grant 12' (pen.) Bacuna 63' Hogg 78' Kachunga 85' Campbell 85' |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 13,761 Referee: Darren Bond |
| Note: Live on Sky Sports | ||||
| 23 October 2019 13 | Huddersfield Town | 0–0 | Middlesbrough | Huddersfield |
| 19:45 BST | Bacuna 90+7' |
Report | Fry 17' McNair 39'Saville 84' |
Stadium: John Smith’s Stadium Attendance: 22,839 Referee: Tony Harrington |
| Note: Live on Sky Sports | ||||
| 26 October 2019 14 | Huddersfield Town | 2–1 | Barnsley | Huddersfield |
| 15:00 BST | Schindler 30' 86' Grant 53' |
Report | Brown 79' Mowatt 90+4' |
Stadium: John Smith’s Stadium Attendance: 22,718 Referee: James Linington |
| 2 November 2019 15 | Brentford | 0–1 | Huddersfield Town | Brentford |
| 15:00 GMT | Nørgaard 59' |
Report | Kachunga 55' Grant 62'Hogg 64'Simpson 87'Diakhaby 89'Elphick 90+2' |
Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 11,727 Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 9 November 2019 16 | Preston North End | 3–1 | Huddersfield Town | Preston |
| 15:00 GMT | Stockley 4' 62' Ledson 18'Browne 33'Fisher 45+5'Gallagher 50' (pen.)Maguire 86' |
Report | Bacuna 45+5' 74' O'Brien 62' |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 16,038 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 23 November 2019 17 | Huddersfield Town | 1–1 | Birmingham City | Huddersfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Hogg 10' Campbell 55' |
Report | Clarke-Salter 26' Roberts 78' |
Stadium: John Smith’s Stadium Attendance: 22,573 Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 26 November 2019 18 | Huddersfield Town | 1–1 | Swansea City | Huddersfield |
| 19:45 GMT | Hogg 12' Campbell 31'Grant 41'Stanković 62'Chalobah  86' |
Report | Fulton 18' Byers 66'Borja 90+3' |
Stadium: John Smith’s Stadium Attendance: 20,062 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
| 30 November 2019 19 | Bristol City | 5–2 | Huddersfield Town | Bristol |
| 15:00 GMT | Brownhill 11' Kongolo 30' (o.g.)Eliasson 36'Williams 40'Weimann 49' |
Report | Grant 35' Bacuna 57'O'Brien 86' |
Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 20,762 Referee: Darren England |
| 7 December 2019 20 | Huddersfield Town | 0–2 | Leeds United | Huddersfield |
| 12:30 GMT | Bacuna 59' Hogg 69' |
Report | Klich 45+1' Dallas 45+3'Alioski 50'Hernández 78'White 80' |
Stadium: John Smith’s Stadium Attendance: 23,805 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 10 December 2019 21 | Charlton Athletic | 0–1 | Huddersfield Town | Charlton |
| 19:55 GMT | Gallagher 31' Bonne 46'Lockyer 87' |
Report | Stanković 27' Kachunga 36'Daly 90+2' |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 13,488 Referee: Graham Scott |
| 14 December 2019 22 | Wigan Athletic | 1–1 | Huddersfield Town | Wigan |
| 15:00 GMT | Windass 43' Evans 67' |
Report | Hadergjonaj 65' Grant 70'Chalobah 85' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 10,383 Referee: Stephen Martin |
| 21 December 2019 23 | Huddersfield Town | 2–1 | Nottingham Forest | Huddersfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Schindler 32' Mounié 49'Chalobah 63'Hogg 69'Grabara 80' |
Report | Sow 39' Figueiredo 57'Watson 66'Worrall 74' |
Stadium: John Smith’s Stadium Attendance: 22,529 Referee: Andy Davies |
| 26 December 2019 24 | Middlesbrough | 1–0 | Huddersfield Town | Middlesbrough |
| 15:00 GMT | Spence 37' Howson 43'Fletcher 64'Saville 88' |
Report | Bacuna 43' Grabara 77'O'Brien 82'Grant 90' |
Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 25,313 Referee: Darren England |
| 29 December 2019 25 | Huddersfield Town | 2–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Huddersfield |
| 15:00 | Stanković 25' Mounié 71'Hadergjonaj 76'Campbell 79' |
Report | Graham 7' Bennett 90+7' |
Stadium: John Smith’s Stadium Attendance: 22,859 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 1 January 2020 26 | Huddersfield Town | 2–5 | Stoke City | Huddersfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Hogg 23' Mounié 48'Batth 50' (o.g.)Grant 55'Simpson 57'O'Brien 65'Campbell 82' |
Report | Vokes 15' Lindsay 27'Powell 57'Campbell 66', 70'Smith 80'Gregory 90' |
Stadium: John Smith’s Stadium Attendance: 21,933 Referee: James Linington |
| 11 January 2020 27 | Barnsley | 2–1 | Huddersfield Town | Barnsley |
| 15:00 GMT | Mowatt 14' Chaplin 65'Thomas 68'Diaby 73' |
Report | Simpson 53' O'Brien 66'Chalobah 69'Bacuna 78'Hadergjonaj 90+1'Campbell 90+2' |
Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 17,158 Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 18 January 2020 28 | Huddersfield Town | 0–0 | Brentford | Huddersfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Schindler 87' |
Report | Stadium: John Smith’s Stadium Attendance: 20,874 Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 28 January 2020 29 | Hull City | 1–2 | Huddersfield Town | Kingston upon Hull |
| 19:45 GMT | Stearman 66' (o.g.) |
Report | Grant 24' Grabara 66' Mounié 90+6' |
Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 10,474 Referee: Stephen Martin |
| 1 February 2020 30 | Fulham | 3–2 | Huddersfield Town | Fulham |
| 15:00 GMT | Decordova-Reid 10' Cairney 15'Mitrović 31'McDonald 48'Christie 82'Rodák 90+1'Johansen 90+3' |
Report | Smith Rowe 35' O'Brien 38'Mounié 39' |
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 18,013 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 8 February 2020 31 | Huddersfield Town | 2–0 | Queens Park Rangers | Huddersfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Kachunga 57' Mounié 61' (pen.) |
Report | Hugill 27' Amos 41' Ball 82' |
Stadium: John Smith’s Stadium Attendance: 21,083 Referee: David Webb |
| 12 February 2020 32 | Huddersfield Town | 0–3 | Cardiff City | Huddersfield |
| 19:45 GMT | Stearman 44' |
Report | Nelson 18' Murphy 28'Vaulks 33' 66'Paterson 69' |
Stadium: John Smith’s Stadium Attendance: 20,238 Referee: Darren England |
| 15 February 2020 33 | Derby County | 1–1 | Huddersfield Town | Derby |
| 15:00 GMT | Shinnie 38' Martin 45+1'Lawrence 61'Davies 90' |
Report | Toffolo 81' |
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 27,502 Referee: Craig Pawson |
| 22 February 2020 34 | Swansea City | 3–1 | Huddersfield Town | Swansea |
| 15:00 GMT | Ayew 28' Fulton 49' 80'Garrick 90' |
Report | Hogg 45+2' Mounié 78' |
Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 15,148 Referee: Andy Davies |
| 25 February 2020 35 | Huddersfield Town | 2–1 | Bristol City | Huddersfield |
| 19:45 GMT | Toffolo 18' Willock 39'Grant 63' (pen.)O'Brien 70' |
Report | Benković 11' Hunt 17'Kalas 45'Diédhiou 88'Weimann 89' |
Stadium: John Smith’s Stadium Attendance: 19,703 Referee: Robert Jones |
| 29 February 2020 36 | Huddersfield Town | 4–0 | Charlton Athletic | Huddersfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Grant 25', 90' Mounié 75' Chalobah 88' Bacuna 90+4' |
Report | Lapslie 82' Hemed 86' |
Stadium: John Smith’s Stadium Attendance: 21,539 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 7 March 2020 37 | Leeds United | 2–0 | Huddersfield Town | Leeds |
| 15:00 GMT | Ayling 3' 19' Berardi 38'Bamford 51'White 80' |
Report | Stearman 15' Willock 35'Schindler 51' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,514 Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 20 June 2020 38 | Huddersfield Town | 0–2 | Wigan Athletic | Huddersfield |
| 15:00 BST | Smith Rowe 34' O'Brien 45' |
Report | Lowe 26' Pilkington 48'Morsy 82' |
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) Referee: Jarred Gillett |
| Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[71] The match was rescheduled to 20 June. | ||||
| 28 June 2020 39 | Nottingham Forest | 3–1 | Huddersfield Town | West Bridgford |
| 14:15 BST | Grabban 43', 46' Watson 44'Ameobi 62'Yates 85'Da Costa 90' |
Report | Bacuna 89' Grant 90+6' (pen.) |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) Referee: David Webb |
| Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[72] The match was rescheduled to 28 Jun, and shown live on Sky Sports | ||||
| 1 July 2020 40 | Birmingham City | 0–3 | Huddersfield Town | Bordesley |
| 18:00 BST | Report | Grant 10' (pen.)  50'Campbell 51'O'Brien 66'Kachunga 72' |
Stadium: St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) Referee: Robert Jones | |
| Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[72] The match was rescheduled to 1 July. | ||||
| 4 July 2020 41 | Huddersfield Town | 0–0 | Preston North End | Huddersfield |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) Referee: Darren Bond | ||
| Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[72] The match was rescheduled to 4 July. | ||||
| 7 July 2020 42 | Reading | 0–0 | Huddersfield Town | Reading |
| 18:00 BST | Méïté 20' Pelé 67' |
Report | Toffolo 39' Stanković 50' |
Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) Referee: Steve Martin |
| Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[72] The match was rescheduled to 7 July. | ||||
| 10 July 2020 43 | Huddersfield Town | 0–2 | Luton Town | Huddersfield |
| 18:00 BST | Campbell 38' Bacuna 85' |
Report | Bradley 49' Lee 71'Shinnie 90+3' |
Stadium: John Smith’s Stadium Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[72] The match was rescheduled to 10 July, and shown live on Sky Sports | ||||
| 14 July 2020 44 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0–0 | Huddersfield Town | Sheffield |
| 19:45 BST | Pelupessy 90+1' |
Report | Hogg 72' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[72] The match was rescheduled to 14 July. | ||||
| 17 July 2020 45 | Huddersfield Town | 2–1 | West Bromwich Albion | Huddersfield |
| 17:30 BST | Willock 4', 23' Chalobah 19'Campbell 60'Lössl 85'Smith Rowe 86' |
Report | Phillips 30' Robson-Kanu 38'O'Shea 42'Townsend 53'Krovinović 81'Furlong 88'Austin 90+1' |
Stadium: John Smith’s Stadium Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) Referee: John Brooks |
| Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[72] The match was rescheduled to 17 July, and shown live on Sky Sports | ||||
| 22 July 2020 46 | Millwall | 4–1 | Huddersfield Town | Bermondsey |
| 19:30 BST | Mahoney 4' Thompson 40'Cooper 47'Skalák 63'Böðvarsson 79' |
Report | Grant 36' |
Stadium: The Den Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) Referee: Keith Stroud |
| Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[72] The match was rescheduled to 22 July. | ||||
FA Cup
The third round draw was made live on BBC Two from Etihad Stadium, Micah Richards and Tony Adams conducted the draw.[73]
| 4 January 2020 Third round | Southampton | 2–0 | Huddersfield Town | Southampton |
| 15:01 GMT | Long 42' Smallbone 47'Vokins 87' |
Report | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 20,091 Referee: Tim Robinson |
EFL Cup
The first round draw was made on 20 June.[74]
| 13 August 2019 First round | Huddersfield Town | 0–1 | Lincoln City | Huddersfield |
| 19:45 BST | Bacuna 87' |
Report | Anderson 55' 79' Bolger 83' |
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 6,908 Referee: Peter Wright |
Squad statistics
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total | Discipline | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |  |
 | |||||
| 1 | GK | Kamil Grabara |
28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | Harry Toffolo |
19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF | Tommy Elphick |
14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | Terence Kongolo |
10+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | MF | Jonathan Hogg |
37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 7 | MF |  Juninho Bacuna |
25+13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25+13 | 6 | 8 | 1 | ||
| 8 | MF | Trevoh Chalobah |
30+6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32+6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | ||
| 9 | FW |  Elias Kachunga |
30+6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31+6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 10 | FW | Chris Willock |
8+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8+6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 11 | FW | Adama Diakhaby |
9+9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9+9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 12 | DF | Richard Stearman |
17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 13 | GK | Joel Coleman |
2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | DF | Herbert Bockhorn |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | FW | Karlan Grant |
42+1 | 19 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42+2 | 19 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 17 | DF | Danny Simpson |
23+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 18 | FW | Isaac Mbenza |
1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | FW | Josh Koroma |
3+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | MF | Reece Brown |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | MF | Alex Pritchard |
10+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | FW | Fraizer Campbell |
21+12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22+12 | 3 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 23 | FW | Collin Quaner |
0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 24 | FW |  Steve Mounié |
12+18 | 8 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 12+20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | FW | Rekeil Pyke |
0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 26 | DF | Christopher Schindler |
45 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 27 | DF |  Jon Gorenc Stanković |
13+6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15+6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 28 | DF | Jaden Brown |
12+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 29 | MF | Andy King |
6+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 31 | GK | Ryan Schofield |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 32 | MF | Emile Smith Rowe |
13+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13+6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 33 | DF |  Florent Hadergjonaj |
14+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15+7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 35 | DF | Rarmani Edmonds-Green |
1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 36 | FW | Micah Obiero |
0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 37 | FW | Kian Harratt |
0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 38 | DF | Demeaco Duhaney |
4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 39 | MF | Lewis O'Brien |
36+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37+2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 41 | MF | Matty Daly |
0+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 43 | MF | Scott High |
0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 44 | MF | Aaron Rowe |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 49 | GK | Jonas Lössl |
15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| — | — | Own goals | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | ||
| Players who left the club during the season: | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | MF |  Aaron Mooy |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | MF | Rajiv van La Parra |
3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Awards
Huddersfield Town Blue & White Foundation Player of the Month Award
Awarded monthly to the player that was chosen by members of the Blue & White Foundation voting on htafc.com
| Month | Player | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| August | Karlan Grant |
[75] |
| September | Lewis O'Brien |
[76] |
| October | Lewis O'Brien |
[77] |
| November | Karlan Grant |
[78] |
| December | Jon Gorenc Stanković |
[79] |
| January | Steve Mounié |
[80] |
| February | Harry Toffolo |
[81] |